Telegram-herald., 1887-11-19
THE GOOD TEMPLARS
SESSION OF NeNT olsrRIcr LODGE.
AHsu2i Reports and klscttSa Of ofhcers-
Increase IN Mem rseip = Resolution
Eadsrsing Local ol,tioa Where
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Kent District ledge No. 5. ]. o. q. T. CON-
posed of the Good Tempiar lodges Of
Kent County held their annual meeting a.
the hail Of Grand Rapids lodge al the cor
Hsr Of Pearl and Csnsl-sts yesterday be-
ginning a. 10 O'Clock a. IA. The following
ofhoers were pTssen.: ID. c. T., A b.
Cheney. Sparta: ID. V. T.. Mrs. A. N.
Greenwood. Grsnd Rapids d. Sec, W. t.
Hawk, Grand Rapids: p. ID. c. T.. l.. l.
Dart. Casnovis. Dslegst es were present
from sPsrts, Rockford, Cxsnovia. English
Vile, Valley City Lodge. Grand Rapids
Lodge and Lowell.
The forenoon was taken up ia appointing
committees and conterrinT the ID. L. degrees
and sn exemPlincatlon Of the unwritten
work OF the order.
AT the aftsrnoon session the Secretary's
report was read showing ten lodges ia the
district with COO members Ia these ten
lodges there were 255 ini,isted during the
past year. A new lodge had been organ
lied AT Engishvile.
W. L. Hawk, OF Grand Rapids. and ii.
NJ. Stephen were appointed members OF the
lecture committee.
The following officers were elected and
duly installed for the ensuing year ID. g.
T., A. Il. Cneny, Sparta; ID. V. It., Miss May
Rogers. Sparta; ID. Sec. w. +. Hawk. Grand
Rapids; ID. T., Willis III. Hyde. Rockford, ,
ID. Coun., Lynn Boyd. Rockford; ID. NJ. ID.
+. Kinney, Grand Rapids; ID. d., Mrs. c.
r. Prescott. Rockford; ID. G.. Miss Minnie
Gray. Grand Rapids; ID. s., Walter sprague,
Kent City; d. A. s., Earl Stokoe Valley
City; ID. g.. Mrs. A. If. Greenwood. Grand
Rapids; ID. ID. Il. G. T., .. w. Blsin, Grand
Rapids.
The treasurer's report showed amount re-
ceived s47.S7; amount expended $3.50;
leaving balance of 1927 in the treasury.
The highest number initiated during the
year was in Grand Rapids lodge. there
being 96. Sparta lodge contains the most
members viz: One hundred and thirty in
good standing. The next session will be
held at Sparta March 26, 1883.
In the evening an open session was held.
which was attended by about l25 people.
Addresses were delivered by NJ. IL. Walker,
A. o. Crozier and A. b. Cheney. A fine
glee club furnished music and several reci-
tations were given.
Before adjournment the following reso-
lutioDs were offered and adopted:
Res0lved That as Good Templsrs we will
join in any movement truly seeking the
Advancement of Temperance aud Prohibi-
ton. and that whenever local option prom
ises such result We will work for the same
remembering, however, that at best Local
Option is a temporary measure and is use-
ful only as il may hasten the day of COM
plete prohibition.
RcsolUe6, That in the Voice, of New York
we recognize mighty power in the tenn
persnce aud prohibition movement, and We
recommend this District Lodge TO take steps
to raise funds for its candidates.
ResoLled, That in common with Good
Tsmplars and Prohibitionists everywhere
we mourn the loss of our fearless leader and
Right Grand Worthy Chief Tsmplsr, Finch,
but being dead be yet spesketh, and II
shall be odr highest ambition 10 follow in
the path he has marked and that in pur-
suance of accommodation of our Right
Worthy Grand Lodge all urge subordinate
lodges to hold memorial meetings on the
first Sunday in December.